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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
3
Middletown New York July 2 Ford artist Marie, who recently split from his wife, vows quiet life near Monroe. He declares he will use bees and the law to deter visitors, warning would be trespassers that the home will be protected by his new “blood thirsty” defense and panoramic views elsewhere.
East St. Louis July 29 A 17 year old girl Mere Huber 13 miles away heard her twin Fred Huber dying in a quicksand incident at Long Lake near Mitchell Indiana She shrieked and fainted on her porch while neighbors revived her Fred was drowned and Mere remained in critical condition after the distressing call
London readers debate the merits of American and British public speaking. A Canadian correspondent notes Americans spoke more fluently than English at the Pan Anglican conference, while a British MP cites high averages of American orators. Sir Charles Wyndham adds that Americans are fluent speakers but questions the proportion of truly good public speakers.
Women of Bourbon county protest Manager Jackson of the Paris opera house plan to give away a real live baby as a prize to the holder of the winning lottery ticket. The baby was obtained from its poor mother, who is unnamed, and the scheme aims to draw an overflow crowd next Saturday night with the baby brought on stage and the winning number announced.
William Edwards of Montclair fishing with grasshoppers at Greenwood Lake on Tuesday recovered a gold watch charm in the shape of a grasshopper with diamonds. The charm belonged to George Wilson, who had dropped it last summer while boating. After searching without success, Wilson retrieved the charm yesterday.
Attorney W. J. M. Gibson pursues Edward J. Burns of New York as Burns and his two brothers vanish. Their aunt’s will left a fortune to one sister, prompting threats to contest the will. The sister relocated and finally set aside $190,000 for the rest of the family.
Leonard Hall age 16 son of Elder Joseph Hall a Baptist preacher at Hilliard shot himself in his father’s home. Despondent for weeks, fear arose he would be placed in an asylum. He had married two months earlier to a 13 year old schoolmate identified as Miss Rhodespremt.
Washington reports eight upperclassmen dismissed for hazing plebes by forcing them to carry and count one hundred live ants in hats and endure a tickling, biting ordeal under a rigid code. Cadets admitted the acts, defending them as a mild, beneficial drill while officials claimed no prior knowledge and vowed enforcement of the law.
New York July 29 Miss Mae Murray who stars in The Follies of 1908 at Jardin de Paris is said to suffer a disease termed man o theria that attacks borus girls in summer. Manager Florenz Ziegfeld has ordered a three weeks vacation at Lake Champlain to restore her. Murray explained she is exhausted by admirers and the attentions of married men in New York crowds.
In New York on July 29 threats of Mafia violence were directed at Judge Hozalsky after sentencing an Italian man. An enraged spectator shouted the Mafia would get him and urged friends to take care of the judge. The convicted man faced a bank messenger robbery charge.
New York July 27 August Eberhard confessed to murdering his aunt Mrs Ottilie Eberhard a Viennese widow lured to a lonely New Jersey spot and shot. He said the motive was funds to marry a Hackensack girl and he planned to kill his cousin too. He buried the $2300 he stole and claimed an accomplice fled west while police seek him.
In Minneapolis a stranded Russian woman and her husband, both seeking each other for weeks due to a letter mix up, met by chance after their year-old son died. Police cared for the woman at Union Station as the couple reconciled amid hardship and miscommunication. Secondan Canker 18 Arrested. Cleveland. Harry E. Hayes of W J Hayes & Son was arrested on a New Jersey conspiracy warrant involving a $205,000 hand deal.
St Louis July 27 Judge Daniel O Connell Tracy of the city hall court put the lid on street whistling today. Sam Schenbaum a whistle peddler was arrested after being followed by crowds of urchins while shrill shrieks from a patent whistle drew attention. He was fined 26 with the penalty stayed if he promises not to whistle on streets again.
New York, July 21. Harry K Thaw barred from answering a broker call causes a $1300 loss in a stock deal. Attorney Charles Morschauser cites the incident. Sheriff Chanter restricts Thaw to minimal visitors while his wife Evelyn Thaw and his mother may see him.
Natalbany La July 27 Following the dynamiting of an Italian home this morning and other disorders Sheriff Baal at noon sent a message to Governor Saunders asking for troops. Italians by the hundreds are feari ng.
An east bound Detroit Jackson and Chicago electric car collided head on with a westbound vehicle at Michigan Center. Edward A. Stewart of Jackson around 43 was hurt. Mrs Maude Jones of Inde- chadian Kemp of Chalice were severely injured.
In a lively discussion Mrs Palmer reacts to the fashion trend of open directoire gowns and sheath styles. She declares such attire indecent and vulgar for respectable women, noting social papers discuss the trend and questioning its suitability for society.
In York Maine a group of women challenged local conduct rules by wearing bathrobes at the beach. They faced charges for being too pretty and prominent but paid fines instead of changing, declaring the fight ongoing and refusing to hide behind a screen.
In Kansas City Missouri on July 8 the Kansas City Art Club met at the Fine Arts Institute and opened windows to a warm breeze letting green bugs and mosquitoes swarm the life model. A mosquito settled on the model’s arm as artists watched his heroic pose. The insects and the model trembled, and several mosquitoes joined the first on the model’s bare arm as he struggled to hold the pose without a smile.
New York July 8. A Newport social war is under way as friends of Alfred Vanderbilt and his former wife Mrs. Blaire French Vanderbilt back opposing sides in the divorce. Rivalry will play out in Newport this summer and New York in winter. A bazaar at Vanderbilt’s Portsmouth farm for St. Mary’s church drew a prominent cottage colony woman who objected to a reporter using her name in connection with the affair.
Boston July 6 James virreny an Cambridge boy attempted William Tell style shot at a passing auto on Columbia street aiming at a car window The arrow struck the driver Foy in the nose causing a painful but non fatal wound Foy went to the station after two hours the boy was tearfully detained and returned home claiming no intent to harm and surprise at the hit
San Diego July 23 The government wireless station at Point Loma talked with Admiral Sperrys flagship Connecticut of the Atlantic fleet just after midnight. The distance between the two ships was about 2900 miles, a record Pacific wireless connection. The Connecticut was near longitude 166 west and between 9 and 10 north latitude.
Fragmented OCR text describes a strange settee tale with mentions of a person named Mika and a sequence about belies emai, taking it off, recoil, and a plate. The garbled lines reference a move toward a vestibule and a missed call, yielding unclear events and outcomes.
New York reports a weekly rise in bank exchanges totaling about 89,401,60, marking a 2.1 percent gain over the previous week and a 1 cent improvement over the prior year. The mercantile outlook shows activity in speculative channels, with overall reductions in bank exchange from last year and no longer any regional disparity.
Ames July 27. B Porter, 1908 graduate in animal husbandry, has secured a professorship at Hawaii Agricultural College with a salary of 1800 per year. His rapid rise reflects hard work from Centerville High and Town State College to the four year course, with study in Europe during summer 1907. The demand for well trained animal husbandry men is rising.
In Fort Dodge on July 27 Maude Carr 16 sister of Wilbur Carr who killed Gowrie's tiarahal recently became violently insane overnight. The murderer remains in a precarious state with authorities fearing further mental collapse. Their mother is confined in the Cherokee asylum.
Boston July 21 Passengers between New York and Boston will soon travel by airships operated by the American Aerial Navigation Company Charles J Glidden announces The company seeks to use dirigible balloons or airplanes to carry freight and passengers across the United States Canada and Mexico with relay stations at Springfield and New Haven Exchanges will run most days in eight hours Chief details include stations near streetcar lines hydrogen gas plants and experimental ascents from Pittsfield and North Adams The dirigible type will depend on government trials and aims for a cheap safest form of transport
A visiting aunt, Mrs. Wilson of Stanhope Iowa, was seriously hurt in a car crash near Rockwell when a wheel detached from the vehicle, throwing her and another passenger from the car. The incident occurred last night and involved O K Dicks, a Rockwell pharmacist.
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